Razzle-dazzle: Pop singers preparing for their shows to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in HCM City. Photo: courtesy of K Media
Two new plays about women and love will be staged next week by the Cai Luong (reformed opera) Tran Huu Trang Theatre, one of the region’s leading traditional art troupes.
While Hoa Vuong Tinh Mong (Dreaming Love) features veteran actresses Tu Suong and Hong Tham, Hiu Hiu Gio Bac (Winter Wind) has attracted young talents My Hang and Quynh Huong.
Both plays will use sound and lights effects to dazzle audiences.
“We want to stage love stories because they are what audiences, particularly youngsters, want to hear in Christmas. We decided to use our most beautiful and talented actresses for these shows because they’ll help to light up the night,” said Quynh Mai, the female director of Hoa Vuong Tinh Mong.
The plays are being held on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and every Saturday and Sunday through January.
Like previous seasons, the young actors of the theater will travel to rural districts to stage free performances at cultural centers during festival week. Shows based on historical events will be featured. For music fans, District 1’s Trong Dong Stage on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street will offer a special music and song program called Noel Trang (White Noel) each night from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day.
The event will attract music stars and bands, including pop idols Đông Nhi, Đàm Vinh Hung and Giang Hong Ngoc.
The music shows at the Youth Cultural House are well-known among local students and workers.
This season, the cultural house will stage two free outdoor programs, Giang Sinh Yeu Thuong (Love in Christmas) and Mung Xuan Moi (Celebrating New Spring) at its theater in District 1.
Both shows, providing various songs, dances, circuses and comedies, will begin on Christmas Eve and at night the first day of the New Year festival. More than 15,000 people are expected to join the concerts.
Source: VNA